>
>
> Hello, All!
>         Does anyone know of a map showing the range of the honeybee species
> (or even just Apis mellifera) on a global basis?  If not, what about simply
> North America?  From a couple of books on honey, I've been able to find a
> short list of U.S. plant species which bees a) forage from and b) pollinate
> ... is there a long list accessible, which includes Canadian plants as well
> (or even in particular)?
>         Also, is anyone doing studies of wild bee populations in North
> America?  Thanks for any information or references you can provide,
> Jackie
>
Ruttner's book 'The biogeography and taxonomy of the honey bee' has
maps, but it is not very new - 1987 (I think).
 
                           Pam Munn
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